The "vintage" effect

I run a pretty modern sounding rig. It is an Acacia w/ EMG's, Demeter Pre, QSC power and Bag Ends. I love the sound I get- it is distinctly mine.

However, there are times when I am doing covers that I need a more "vintage" sound. You know- that "P-Bass through a flip-top" vibe, all frompy and greasy like. So, I am looking to grab a pedal to help me acheive this, if at all possible.

Suggestions? The only thinkg I can think of is perhaps a SansAmp BBDI.

When I want greasy, I use a Boss CS-3 compressor pedal followed by a Boss ODB-3 overdrive. I keep the drive control on the ODB turned all the way down, back off the ODB's treble control, and back-off the blend control to about 9:00 (mostly dry) - nice.

No- I like my sound as is, and don't like messing with the EQ on the Demeter unless it is to compensate for the room. I am looking for a stomp that will reduce the prescence and give my a bit of that vintage sound specifically for a few covers, basically going from my more modern tomes to some JJ. or the like.

I don't know if that's possible with my set up though, but I'd like to get some ideas.

i think the sansamp would be nice. You'd probably want to have the blend pretty low, because the SANSamp can seriously color your sound, and a lot of people don't like that, but other than that it can definitly add a vintage tubey sound to your rig.

You might want to do a search on these, particularly in the Amps forum. In the past both have been recommended to add tube-y vintage flavor to not-so-vintage rigs. I haven't found either unit to demo yet.